SCHOLARSHIP: Gary Sailes Graduate Diversity Award

GARY SAILES GRADUATE DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

(One Master’s and One PhD)

In recognition of the recommendation made by the Racial Diversity Committee in the fall of 2003, the NASSS Conference Program Committee has implemented a scholarship for a graduate student who is a member of a racial or ethnic “minority” group. The purpose of the scholarship is to create a mechanism to identify racial and/or ethnic “minority” graduate students who are doing research in the area of sport sociology, and to provide a means of supporting their work and association with NASSS. The award is for $500 to be applied toward expenses associated with attendance at the NASSS 2014 Conference in Portland, Oregon.

The application process and criteria for the scholarship are as follows:

*NASSS member and graduate student status (PhD. or Master’s)
*Applicants must prepare a one-page essay, which addresses how they plan to contribute to the field of sociology of sport/physical activity.
*Essays should be submitted along with a recommendation from a faculty member who is familiar with the student’s work and aspirations.
*Applications will be reviewed by the NASSS Diversity and Conference Climate Committee.
*All documents must be sent via e-mail and contain the applicant’s mailing address.

Application Deadline: August 30, 2014

*Announcements regarding the selected applicant will be made at the end of September 2014.
*The winner of the award will be recognized at the 2014 Annual NASSS Conference Business

Meeting in Portland, Oregon.

Submit materials to:
Dr. Demetrius Pearson
University of Houston
Chair, NASSS Diversity and Conference Climate Committee
Dpearson@uh.edu

CFP: Int. J. of Sport Management and Marketing

Special Issue on: "Sport-for-Development and Peace Theory Building and Programme Development"

Guest Editor:
Jon Welty Peachey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

According to the International Platform on Sport and Development (IPSD, n.d.), there are currently 572 sport-for-development and peace (SFDP) organisations registered globally as of Summer 2014. On 6 April, 2014 the first International Day of Sport for Development and Peace was declared by the United Nations, which has long recognised and endorsed the value of sport within its millennium goals (Beutler, 2008).

Within recent years, the amount of conceptual and empirical scholarly work situated within the SFDP field has increased dramatically. Research has shown that sport, if designed and managed well, can positively affect a number of outcomes: sport can help individuals increase social capital and reduce social exclusion (Sherry, 2010; Sherry & Stryboch, 2012; Welty Peachey, Lyras, Borland, & Cohen, 2013); sport can enhance social capital in ethnically divided communities (Schulenkorf, Thomson & Schlenker, 2011); and sport can play a vital role in peace-building efforts and help reduce prejudice (Lyras, 2012; Sugden, 2008; Welty Peachey, Cunningham, Lyras, Cohen & Bruening, in press), among other outcomes.

What has not been engaged in to any great extent is the process of theory building in SFDP related to programme development and design (Coalter, 2007, 2013; Lyras & Welty Peachey, 2011). The limited research has demonstrated that the efficacy of sport in development and peace efforts is dependent upon how sport is designed and implemented (Coalter, 2013). However, to date, little scholarly attention has been given to theory building and to identifying specific SFDP programme components that are related to specified short- and long-term outcome measures.

Therefore, the aim of this special issue is to provide a platform for the examination of theory building as related to programme development and implementation within the SFDP arena. This is a critical need within the field and will contribute to the ongoing discourse regarding the long-term viability and sustainability of SFDP programmes, and to the undergirding theory and programme design components which can serve as foundational frameworks.

Conceptual, theoretical and empirical work engaging with SFDP theory building and programme development are welcome for this special issue.

Subject Coverage

Suitable topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The role of theory in SFDP
• Developing programme theory in SFDP
• Theory testing in SFDP
• Value of context-specific versus generalisable SFDP theory
• Effective programme design and development in SFDP
• Programme design and development issues and challenges
• SFDP programme assessment
• Examining programme components related to specified outcomes
• Translating theory into practice
• Efficacy of blending sport, education and culture for SFDP (i.e., Oympism)

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original paper).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process.

All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please read our Submitting articles page.

Important Dates

Submission of manuscripts: 31 January, 2015

Notification to authors: 31 March, 2015

Final versions due: 31 May, 2015

CF SPECIAL ISSUE PROPOSALS: European Sport Management Quarterly

Call for ESMQ Special Issue Proposals for 2017

Guidelines for Proposals

European Sport Management Quarterly (ESMQ) invites Special Issue proposals on clearly defined topics that have broad appeal and meet the aims and scope of the journal http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=resm20#.U929I_mSySo

Special Issues provide an excellent opportunity to review a topic, examine gaps in scholarship, and encourage new approaches and domains of research. All submitted proposals will be assessed at the ESMQ Board meeting in Coventry in September 2014 and the outcomes announced shortly thereafter.

Proposals should outline the relevance of the topic, the purpose of the special issue, examples of themes and sub-themes,. Special Issue proposals must contain the following elements:

1. Name and affiliation of proposed Guest Editors

2. Short CV of proposed Guest Editors, including a list of major publications and editorial experience

3. A provisional title of the Special Issue and justification of the topic including the projected theoretical, practical and policy implications; the names of potential contributors and reviewers for the special issue

4. A list of any other Special Issues on the proposed or related topic that have recently been published, or will be published, by other journals.

The Guest Editors are accountable to the timeline set for the timely production of the Special issue.

Note: The ESMQ Special Issue process follows a two year timeline:

1. Submit your Special Issue proposal prior to the 2014 EASM conference (to tracy.taylor@uts.edu.au)

2. The decision on the Special Issue topic will be made during the 2014 EASM conference.

3. The Guest Editors are required to organize a workshop on the topic for the 2015 EASM conference. The workshop provides an opportunity for discussion of potential manuscripts on the topic, and these may be submitted for consideration of the 2017 special issue (17.1).

4. Following the workshop, the Call for Papers for the Special Issue is widely disseminated.

5. The Guest Editors oversee the double blind review process and manage all submitted manuscripts.

Further details on the review and publication process will be provided by the Editor upon acceptance of the Special Issue.

Deadline for submissions: 30 August 2014.

Prof. Tracy Taylor

Associate Editor ESMQ

NASSS 2014: Take a student to lunch!

Greetings NASSS community! We invite those of you heading to Portland this fall to consider participating in the annual Take a Student to Lunch event scheduled for Friday, November 7. This is a great opportunity for graduate students attending the conference to meet and get to know professors. Students regularly report that their experiences are very positive, and faculty have also expressed their enjoyment of this social networking event.

Please complete the registration form online at http://www.nasss.org/conference/take-a-student-to-lunch/ You can also email Grad Reps Dain TePoel and Letisha Brown at grads@nasss.org with any questions. In order to have enough time to organize this event and make the best possible matches, please submit your form by Friday, October 24.

NEW SIGN-UP PROCEDURE for 2014:

In order to make Take a Student to Lunch the best experience possible for both faculty and graduate students, we have decided to streamline the sign-up process. A primary list of faculty-student pairings will be posted at the conference based on the forms received by October 24. Any forms received after the October 24 deadline will not be guaranteed a faculty-student matchfor the lunch on the primary list. 

In the past, there has been some flexibility with signing up for the lunch on-site until nearly the last minute. At times this has led to some confusion, rearrangements, additional students per faculty member, and delays. There is only a brief amount of time allotted for students and faculty to greet each other, make some introductions, find a spot for lunch, eat, and head back for the next session of presentations. Please, kindly plan ahead!

Those who miss the deadline but still wish to participate will largely be responsible for making their own arrangements. We will do our best to help facilitate on-site matches between students and faculty, but the pairings based off forms received by the October 24 deadline will not be altered. Avoid the last-minute hassle by signing up now at http://www.nasss.org/conference/take-a-student-to-lunch/

Thank you!

If you have any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Dain and Letisha at grads@nasss.org. We look forward to seeing you in Portland, Oregon!

CFP: Sport Management Education Journal - Special Issue

Sport Management Education Journal

Special Issue Call for Papers

Title: Emerging Technology in Sport Management Education

Innovation in the sport management classroom has become of utmost importance due to the way in which technology has infiltrated the sport industry (Pedersen, Parks, Quarterman, & Thibault, 2011). Technological advancements are “major factors driving the globalization of sport” and therefore the sport management classroom must reflect that to properly prepare students to enter the industry (Masteralexis, Barr, & Hums, 2012, p. 192). In fact, use of technology and innovation techniques within the classroom has become an area in which higher education instructors are often evaluated. With such an emphasis on using technology and innovative teaching designs within the sport management classroom comes the demand for educators to remain ahead of the technological curve.

Emerging technologies such as social media outlets are becoming more commonplace as educational tools (O’Boyle, 2014). Educators are using Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and other social media sites to create unique learning communities that expand beyond the four-walled classroom and into students’ daily lives (Seo, 2012). Additionally, educators are bringing new resources into the classroom through online videoconferencing capabilities. These applications of technology within the classroom are allowing sport management educators to tap into new resources that assist them in teaching within the discipline.

This special issue of SMEJ explores emerging technologies within the sport management classroom. Research published in this issue will provide insight into the use of a variety of new learning tools to better prepare sport management students for an evolving industry. This special issue is open to all methodologies for research manuscripts, and “how-to” papers submitted under the new Pedagogical Innovations section will also be considered (see submission guidelines for details).

Possible topics include but are not limited to:

·         Evaluation of the use of emerging technologies

·         Integration of technology resources

·         How to use technology within the sport management classroom

·         Adapting emerging technologies to various learning styles

·         Creative uses of technology in educational settings

·         The use of social networking in sport management education

·         Barriers to using technology in sport management education

·         Impact of technology on sport management student learning

·         Perceptions of technology in sport management education settings

Submission Guidelines:

Submission guidelines for this special issue must adhere to the submission guidelines for SMEJ, which can be found at http://journals.humankinetics.com/submission-guidelines-for-smej. Authors should submit their manuscript through Manuscript Central, the online submission system for SMEJ at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hk_smej. The cover page for the manuscript should clearly state that the submission is for the special issue on Emerging Technology in Sport Management Education.

Submission Deadline: January 5, 2015

Guest Editors:

Robin Hardin, Ph.D.

University of Tennessee

1914 Andy Holt Ave., Room 335

Knoxville, TN 37996

865-974-1281

robh@utk.edu

Joshua R. Pate, Ph.D.

James Madison University

261 Bluestone Drive, MSC 2305

Harrisonburg, VA 22807

540-568-7409

patejr@jmu.edu

CONFERENCE: World Congress of Sociology of Sport - 50th Anniversary - Paris, FRANCE, June 9-12, 2015

You are cordially invited to join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) and our journal the International Review for the Sociology of Sport (IRSS – SAGE) at our 2015 World Congress, June 9-12 in Paris, France.  The theme of the conference is: "The sociological lens and the  well-being of sport”. There will be special panels on the state of global sociology of sport along with special events including a chance to meet the “legends of the field”.

Keynote speaker: Professor Geneviève Rail, University of Concordia, Canada

Venue: Sport Sciences Faculty of Paris Descartes University

The conference website will soon be open for submission of abstracts: www.issa2015.org

JOB: Sport Management Faculty Position - University of Tennessee

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

FACULTY POSITION IN SPORT MANAGEMENT

POSITION: Assistant Professor (Sport Management). This is a nine-month tenure-track position in the Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies beginning August 1, 2015.

Sport Management is housed in the Recreation and Sport Management program of the Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, & Sport Studies in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. A doctoral program is offered in Kinesiology and Sport Studies, and master’s and undergraduate programs are offered in Recreation and Sport Management. For more details regarding the range of academic programs and other aspects of the department, please visit http://krss.utk.edu/.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

- Earned doctorate in sport management or related field at time of appointment

- Evidence of scholarly achievement/potential in area of expertise

- Scholarly publications in peer-reviewed journals

- Ability to contribute to doctoral specialization

- Effective communication and interpersonal skills

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

- University teaching experience

- Demonstrated commitment to professional organizations

- Evidence of extramural support for research

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Teach in the areas of Organizational Behavior, Funding Sources and Revenue Generation, Human Resource Practices, and related areas.

- Conduct research leading to publication in refereed journals

- Participate in professional, university, and community service

- Advise undergraduate and graduate students and direct graduate projects, theses, and dissertations

- Actively pursue external funding and grant writing

SALARY: Competitive – commensurate with experience.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Review of applications will begin September 1, 2014 and continue until the position is filled. Interested applicants must submit a letter of application addressing the required and desired qualifications as stated in the position announcement, a curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of three references to Sarah Bicknell (sbicknel@utk.edu). Electronic submissions are encouraged. For questions regarding the position contact:

James Bemiller, Chair of Sport Management Search Committee

Dept. of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies/ The University of Tennessee

1914 Andy Holt Avenue, 343 HPER Bldg., Knoxville, TN 37996-2700

865-974-0359 (office) or jimb@utk.edu

Designated a Carnegie doctoral/research extensive university, UTK is the oldest, largest and most comprehensive institution of higher education in Tennessee. Academic programs on the Knoxville campus enroll approximately 21,000 undergraduate students and 6,000 graduate students. Detailed information about the University of Tennessee may be obtained by visiting the Web site: http://www.utk.edu.

EEO/AA Statement/ Non-Discrimination Statement 

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admissions without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.

Eligibility and other terms and conditions of employment benefits at The University of Tennessee are governed by laws and regulations of the State of Tennessee, and this non-discrimination statement is intended to be consistent with those laws and regulations.

In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, The University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the University.

Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color, national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), ADA (disability), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Equity and Diversity (OED), 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, telephone (865) 974-2498 (V/TTY available) or 974-2440. Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of Equity and Diversity.

JOB: Tenure-track position on Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at Simon Fraser University

FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

Academic Quadrangle 5102A
8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC
Canada V5A 1S6

TEL 778.782.3333
FAX 778.782.5518

gswssec@sfu.ca
www.sfu.ca/gsws

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at Simon Fraser University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor commencing September 1, 2015. This position is subject to budgetary and Board approval. The Department seeks to fill a continuing faculty line in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. The preferred candidate will be engaged in feminist interdisciplinary research and teaching in at least one of the following areas: disability studies, bioethics/science studies, masculinity studies, theories of embodiment and body modification, trans* studies, and/or queer theory. The Department is open to a range of research approaches, including: theoretical and historical perspectives; cultural studies; and public policy. Candidates should demonstrate ability to work within a comparative and/or transnational and/or intersectional framework in their undergraduate and graduate teaching and research and should suggest ways that they can participate in service to the department, the university, and the broader community.

Applicants will submit electronically a covering letter, a curriculum vitae, a teaching portfolio (including a statement of teaching philosophy and course evaluations), a resume of research interests and agenda, and a sample of written work. Each candidate must also arrange for three academic reference letters to be forwarded to the Department. All materials should be sent to:
Dr. Willeen Keough, Chair
Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Email: gswspost@sfu.ca

The deadline for receipt of applications and reference letters is October 1, 2014.

Simon Fraser University is committed to employment equity, welcomes diversity in the workplace, and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including all genders, members of visible minorities, aboriginal persons, and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Under the authority of the University Act, personal information that is required by the University for academic appointment competitions will be collected. For further details: www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/Faculty_Openings/Collection_Notice.html.

CFP: Special Issue on: "Marketing of Olympic Sport via New Media"

Guest Editors: 
Andrea N. Geurin-Eagleman, Griffith University, Australia
Lauren M. Burch, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus, USA

New media is defined as internet-based non-traditional media platforms such as websites, social networking sites and applications, blogs and e-commerce systems (Stoldt, Dittmore, & Pedersen, 2011). In recent years, new media’s presence has certainly been felt by the Olympic Games, the most global of all international sporting events. As Miah (2013) noted, “the expansion of media channels afforded by new media technology and a burgeoning culture of user-generated content have changed how people consume the Games” (p. 107).

The last instalment of the Games, the 2012 London Olympics, became widely known as the “social Olympics” due to the extensive range of platforms utilised for the marketing and communication of the event. These platforms included traditional media, social media, internet-based applications and smartphone/tablet applications.

Ferrand, Chappelet and Seguin (2012) identified several stakeholders who engage in Olympic marketing, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Olympic Games organising committees, National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and sponsors, all of whom utilise new media in their marketing efforts. While that list is not exhaustive, additional stakeholders engaging in Olympic sport marketing include broadcast partners, athletes and coaches.

As new media technology is ever expanding and increasingly accessible for global audiences, a greater understanding of the utilisation of new media platforms to market Olympic sport holds implications for a variety of Olympic sport organisations and stakeholders.

While manuscripts centred on topics or issues relating to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics are welcomed for submission, scholarly inquiry from a variety of perspectives (e.g. past Olympic Games, marketing of Olympic sport in non-Olympic years, etc.) is also encouraged. Qualitative, quantitative and conceptual papers examining the marketing of Olympic sports are all welcome.

Subject Coverage

Suitable topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Social media
• Websites
• Smartphone/tablet devices
• Branding
• Sponsorship
• Strategy
• Consumer behaviour
• Organisational behaviour
• Athlete/participant behaviour
• Sociological perspectives
• Policy implications
• Legal and regulatory issues
• Unique attributes

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original paper).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process.

All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please read our Submitting articles page.

Important Dates

Submission of manuscripts: 17 August, 2014 (extended)

JOB: Sociology at Boston College

Below are descriptions of two job openings for the fall of 2015 in the Sociology Department at Boston College. Note that these are NOT aimed at the sociology of sport as an area of specialization.

Assistant Professor

The Department of Sociology at Boston College invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position to begin in Fall 2015. We are seeking to hire a quantitative scholar at the Assistant Professor level whose research agenda fits into the social justice theme of our Ph.D. program. We are particularly interested in applicants who work in the areas of environment, criminology, and/or medical sociology, but will consider the applications of quantitative scholars who work in other areas. Review of applications will begin September 15, 2014, and will continue until the position is filled.  Apply at: http://apply.interfolio.com/25298

Faculty Member, Open Rank

The Department of Sociology and the Environmental Studies Program at Boston College invite applications for an open-rank faculty position in environmental sociology. We are particularly interested in scholars who can contribute to university-wide interdisciplinary conversations around the issues of climate change and societal adaptation; food and water sustainability; environmental justice; and/or natural disasters. The tenure line is housed in the Sociology Department. The position, which begins in the Fall of 2015, entails half-time teaching in Environmental Studies, which is an undergraduate major, and half-time graduate and undergraduate teaching in the Department of Sociology. Review of applications will begin September 15, 2014, and will continue until the position is filled.  Apply at: http://apply.interfolio.com/25299